A fish fork is a special utensil used in formal place settings, typically placed between the salad and meat forks. It is important to choose a fork that matches the style and design of your other cutlery. When purchasing a fish fork, it is important to ensure that it is designed for fish and not another type of food. If a matching fish fork cannot be found, a complementary one can be used as long as it fits in with the overall style of the set.
Any fork can be used to eat fish, but a formal place setting typically contains a special fish fork. These are generally only used when more than one fork will be placed next to a plate, one for each course. A fish fork will generally be the center fork, between the salad fork on the left and the meat fork on the right. Which fork you choose will often depend on your personal preferences, how formal you want your meal to be, and the design of your other cutlery.
To make sure you’re buying a real fish fork and not one meant for something else, you can usually compare it to other forks and see a definitive difference. The salad fork, usually placed to the far left of the place, will usually have tines on either side that are a bit thicker than the middle tines. These are designed to allow you to use the edge of the fork to cut large chunks of salad without the use of a knife. Meat and fish forks often look the same, with no thicker tines on the sides, but the meat fork will almost always be the largest of the forks on the table. Fish forks are usually long between the salad and meat forks.
Most formal cutlery sets contain several types of utensils, including fish forks. If you want utensils that clearly match the same finish, size and style, then you may want to purchase your formal cutlery as a set. Formal dining utensils are usually made from stainless steel or silver. Stainless steel is relatively maintenance free, while silver flatware generally needs more care and the occasional polish.
If you want to buy a type of fish fork to add to a cutlery set you already own, you might want to try researching stores that carry that brand first. Cutlery styles that are still being produced should be easy to find. If the set is no longer being made, you may want to look into inventory at specialty stores for missing pieces. Some stores, especially those found online, specialize in finding pieces of china and other tableware to match those you already have.
Cutlery styles that are hard to find may require you to find a piece that complements the set without actually being a part of it. A silver fish fork, for example, can look good in a silver flatware set as long as the size, shape, and general lines are similar. The only time a fish fork might look out of place will usually be if there is a contrasting design on the handle or the fork is shaped with hard lines while other flatware has curved handles. As long as the fish fork you choose looks like it belongs with your other cutlery, it should be perfectly acceptable to use it in formal place settings when serving fish.
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